Andy Heald - 102692

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Date : 16/01/2023

Duration : 5-8 hours

Style : Solo

Type : Quality Mountain Day (QMD)

Weather : Light snow - poor visibility

Wind : Strong wind

Camping Type : Bothy/Shelter

Nights Camping : 1

Mountains : An Socach An Socach East Top

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Description

An Socach from A93. Forecast of bitter NW wind & snow was correct. 2km summit ridge seemed endless. I had to choose between the ridge itself in fierce wind, or a little to lee in deep snow. On the descent, I did not choose to drop straight down the lee side for fear of avalanche.
After a quick change of equipment, I drove to Linn of Dee & walked the snowy track to Red House bothy, newly rebuilt.

Area : Pitlochry to Braemar & Blairgowrie (Beinn a'Ghlo)

Glen Tilt and the River Dee are the natural boundaries to this area whose eastern edge is the A924/A93 road from Pitlochry to Braemar. Eleven Munros and a large number of other peaks above 600m are in the mountains list, with the tallest being Carn nan Gabhar at 1121m, part of the Beinn a’Ghlo massif. This area is the western Peaks to the west of Glen Tilt are listed in the Glen Tromie to Glen Tilt area.

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